Dalam hiruk-pikuk politik dan polemik, sumbangan sosial sering menjadi mangsa pertama yang dipadam. Namun perjumpaan Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor bersama pelajar dan keluarga Program Permata Pintar mengingatkan bahawa kerja kebajikan yang konsisten dan berimpak tidak wajar dinilai melalui lensa politik semata-mata.
In Malaysia, the phrases "kangaroo court" and "hanging judge" have taken on a chilling significance in the wake of controversial legal proceedings involving former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Defence lawyer Shafee Abdullah, explaining that former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak would give judicial notice on 1MDB, cites Swiss case on finding of fact and cautioned the media on editorialising in reporting on and continuing the Trial by Media!
There can be no law which states that the Agong must accept the advice of the Pardon's Board on Petition by former Prime Minister Najib Razak. Advice, by its very nature, isn't compulsory.
The long speculated end to fuel subsidy is here. Well, almost. The end of blanket diesel subsidy in Peninsular Malaysia comes with trepidation, as the rationalisation is long overdue. Yet, the years of delay in the rationalisation may have structurally weakened the nation's economy. The big-bang approach to rationalise the diesel subsidy too is worrisome, as there may not be adequate room for Malaysian businesses, be they micro-SME or SME, to land on their two legs.
Although former Prime Minister Najib has been charged for abuse of power, MACC investigating officer Nur Aida Arifin tells defence counsel Shafee Abdullah that the fugitive financier Jho Low was the one with total control of the company
All other narratives on Najib in the media, social media and court of public perception, remains unmitigated vilification of the former Prime Minister, based not on the rule of law, the basis of the Constitution.
Former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azrai is unaware why the Malaysian gov't dropped him as a defendant in the 1MDB subsidiary SRC International RM5.64 billion suit against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the company's former CEO, Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and denies striking any deal with the authorities
Even if the Agong's Decree on house arrest for Najib lies hidden forever, the Pardons' Board letter dated 29 January 2024 on halving of 12 year jail sentence 'without remission' mentioned, exists!
Former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo was first charged in absentia in December 2018 when she was accused of laundering US$5 million and US$999,975, being proceeds of unlawful activity received into the account of River Dee International SA (BVI) in Falcon Private Bank AG in Zurich, but to date the charges have yet to be pursued, giving rise to speculations about a possible deal with the authorities
Rick Haythornthwaite stonewalled investigator on the trail of ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’
On a summer’s day in 2009 on the sparkling waters of the French...